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U.S intelligence officials said the leading suspected jihadis in the murders and terrorist attack are a local Benghazi militia, Ansar al-Shariah, known to have ties to a leading African terror group, al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).<ref>http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2012/10/19/when-an-obama-adviser-called-benghazi-an-al-qaeda-hotbed/?cxntfid=blogs_political_insider_jim_galloway</ref>
U.S intelligence officials said the leading suspected jihadis in the murders and terrorist attack are a local Benghazi militia, Ansar al-Shariah, known to have ties to a leading African terror group, al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).<ref>http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2012/10/19/when-an-obama-adviser-called-benghazi-an-al-qaeda-hotbed/?cxntfid=blogs_political_insider_jim_galloway</ref>
Around a week after the attacks the Ansar al-Sharia militia was driven out of Benghazi by 'hundreds' of unarmed protesters. 11 protesters were killed while storming one of the militia's bases.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/22/unarmed-people-power-libya</ref> As of October 2012 the militia is operating from the mountainous Jebel Akhdar area.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/09/libyan-army-militia-us-ambassador</ref>
===FBI investigation===
Around a week after the attacks portions of the the Ansar al-Sharia militia were driven out of Benghazi by 'hundreds' of unarmed protesters. 11 protesters were killed while storming one of the militia's bases.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/22/unarmed-people-power-libya</ref> As of October 2012 it was reported the militia is operating from the mountainous Jebel Akhdar area,<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/09/libyan-army-militia-us-ambassador</ref> however a boastful commander of the terrorist group spoke with the ''[[New York Times]]'' in Benghazi<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/world/africa/election-year-stakes-overshadow-nuances-of-benghazi-investigation.html?pagewanted=2&ref=world</ref> while President Obama's investigators has not interviewed him.<ref>http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/10/frappe-libya-attack/</ref>
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